09-04-2013, 05:37 PM
Ubuntu_user Wrote:Well, I guess you could say that I'm an example of what you're asking about... I'm within your specified age range, just finished up my first degree from TESC and got a job in my field a few months before I was even finished.
This was what happened for me, this spring I was called up cold turkey by an investing company and was asked if I would allow them to consider me for their financial analyst position. Thinking I had nothing to lose, I said "yes." A few weeks later I had a phone interview and submitted my rÃsumÃ, and shortly after that they said that they wanted to hire me. They knew before they hired me that I wasn't even quite done with school, and technically the position required me to have my degree done, but they chose to overlook that.
I would say what got me in the door, or what made them come after me, was that I kind of knew a couple of their employees. So I somewhat had internal recommendations.
The most crucial thing in any situation is who you know... not what you know. That's what will land you a job every time, whether you graduated from one school or another. And if you show self-motivation, then you don't even have to necessarily be done with your degree before you land an amazing job (like what happened to me).
That's exactly the kind of story I wanted to hear Ubuntu. Can I ask what your degree from TESC was in? Econ..Finance..?
The finance world is definitely a career path where you need connections to succeed. Connections that are made in a B&M program; not as easily in an online/cbe program.
BA in Social Science-TESC
Arnold Fletcher Award
[h=1]âOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.â ~Thomas Edison[/h]
Arnold Fletcher Award
[h=1]âOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.â ~Thomas Edison[/h]